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基于多观点的社交网络极化量化方法

A Multi-Opinion Based Method for Quantifying Polarization on Social Networks

Maneet Singh, S. R. S. Iyengar, Rishemjit Kaur

摘要:

社交媒体平台已成为政治和社会互动的中心,分析意见的两极分化越来越受到关注。在这项研究中,我们提出了一个衡量量化的极化社交网络。与最先进的方法不同,所提出的度量不假设两种意见的情况,并适用于多个意见。我们在不同的网络上测试了我们的指标,其中包含多个观点和不同程度的极化。从所提出的度量获得的分数与基于二进制意见的基准网络上的最先进的方法相当。该技术还在多观点场景中区分具有不同极化水平的网络。我们还量化了从Twitter获得的关于使用羟氯喹或氯喹等药物治疗COVID-19的转推网络中的极化。我们的指标表明,用户之间的意见两极分化程度很高。这些发现表明,使用者对使用羟氯喹和氯喹药物治疗COVID-19患者的益处存在不确定性。

英文摘要:

Social media platforms have emerged as a hub for political and social interactions, and analyzing the polarization of opinions has been gaining attention. In this study, we have proposed a measure to quantify polarization on social networks. The proposed metric, unlike state-of-the-art methods, does not assume a two-opinion case and applies to multiple opinions. We tested our metric on different networks with a multi-opinion scenario and varying degrees of polarization. The scores obtained from the proposed metric were comparable to state-of-the-art methods on binary opinion-based benchmark networks. The technique also differentiated among networks with different levels of polarization in a multi-opinion scenario. We also quantified polarization in a retweet network obtained from Twitter regarding the usage of drugs like hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine in treating COVID-19. Our metric indicated a high level of polarized opinions among the users. These findings suggest uncertainty among users in the benefits of using hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine drugs to treat COVID-19 patients.

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